UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Month: February 2024
Mehta leaves TDK to build SE Ventures’ India operations
Siddharth Mehta, who help found corporate venture units in India for both Shell and TDK, is setting up a unit for SE Ventures.
CapitalG promotes Jomaa, Nichols and hires Alexander as partners
Mo Jomaa, Alex Nichols and Jane Alexander will now serve as CapitalG’s newest investment partners.
Gujral and Barton promoted at CapitalG
Manmeet Gujral and Kelly Barton have been promoted to vice president at CapitalG where they will focus on investments in machine learning and fintech startups.
Exit values are up and Singapore saw corporate-backed funding leap in January
Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.
SAIC Ventures promotes Hauser
SAIC named Michael Hauser VP of products, investments and strategic partnerships, and he will be managing partner for its corporate VC unit.
CVC Unplugged: Forestry tech is key to next new materials, says CMPC
With the launch of CMPC’s $100m venture fund last year, Chile’s venture market is making further strides into maturity.
How to invest in gen AI amid regulatory uncertainty
Regulation of generative AI is still shifting, so how should investors place bets on startups? Here are nine things to consider.
Tel Venture Capital hires four global team members
Tokyo Electron’s strategic investment unit has four new members based in Japan, South Korea, Israel and Ireland.
Baral joins urban air mobility firm Joby Aviation
Corporate VC veteran Stephan Baral has left Porsche Ventures to join the electric takeoff and landing aircraft maker.
CSAA to wind down CVC activities
Avanta Ventures will not make new investments but managing partner Sanjiv Parikh will remain at the unit to manage the existing portfolio.
6 tips for investing in seed-stage companies
More corporate investors are turning to seed-stage investing to get early exposure to new technologies. But it requires a different skill set to what CVCs are used to.
German car parts maker Hella moves venture unit to Detroit
Hella Ventures has moved its team to Michigan to be closer to the centre of the US automotive sector.
Crowdstrike and AWS focus on cybersecurity startups for new accelerator
The AWS & Crowdstrike Cybersecurity Accelerator will support EMEA-based cybersecurity startups and provide entrepreneurs with technical expertise and potential funding.